MATERIALS & METHODS 1975). Exploratory tests with TCP in other USDA cerealbased food blends revealed other problems, such as separation in products with larger particle sizes. The objectives of this research were to investigate addition of TCP in combination with soybean oil to other fortified processed cereal products, and to assess the effects on dusting, separation, insect suppression, and p...

Freshly harvested grains contain loads of thousand to million bacteria and mold spore per gram and the microbial contribution of cereal grains and flours to convenience foods is an important consideration from public health aspects and as a source of possible spoilage agents. Although the microbial load of cereal grains, meals, and flours may not constitute a spoilage problem by itself, the num...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are bioactive surfactants that widespread in the environment living organisms. This study presents measurements of PFAS selected food plant origin part healthy eating pyramid, including bread, rolls, flour, bran, buckwheat, millet, rice, noodles. A simple reliable analytical method was developed for simultaneous determination seven perfluorocarboxylic...

The ready-to-eat cereal industry is characterized by high concentration, high price-cost margins, large advertising to sales ratios, and numerous introductions of new products. Previous researchers have concluded that the ready-to-eat cereal industry is a classic example of an industry with nearly collusive pricing behavior and intense non-price competition. This paper empirically examines this...

Marketing that targets children with energy-dense, nutrient-poor foods is a likely contributor to the childhood obesity crisis. High-sugar ready-to-eat cereals are the packaged food most frequently promoted in child-targeted food advertising on television. The authors combined content analysis of product nutritional quality and messages presented in cereal television advertisements with syndica...

Very old adults are at increased risk of folate and vitamin B12 deficiencies due to reduced food intake and gastrointestinal absorption. The main aim was to determine the association between folate and vitamin B12 intake from total diets and food groups, and status. Folate or vitamin B12 intakes (2 × 24 h multiple pass recalls) and red blood cell (RBC) folate or plasma vitamin B12 (chemilumines...

Cereal products are staple foods highly appreciated and consumed worldwide. Nonetheless, due to the presence of gluten proteins, other co-existing compounds such as amylase-trypsin inhibitors fermentable short-chain carbohydrates in those products, their preference by consumers has substantially decreased. Gluten affects small gut people with celiac disease, triggering a inflammation condition ...

In order to utilize low economic value fish for human consumption there is a need for development of novel process for production of acceptable, shelf stable and ready to eat products. The preparation of extruded products from cereal-fish mince mixture is gaining more importance world over and as it offers many process variables to get acceptable high quality products. With more and more fish i...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE Oyster mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus is good source of iron. However, there is a limited data concerning bioavailability of iron from oyster mushroom and also cereal products containing this mushroom. The aim of this study was to assess bioavailability of iron from products with an addition of Pleurotus ostreatus in male rats with anaemia. MATERIAL AND METHODS Invest...